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String Figuring young children's perspectives of quality in English early childhood education and care

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a contested concept and has generally been conceptualised by inter‐related indicators such as staff qualifications, educational environment, policy or child‐to‐staff ratios. There has been a more limited emphasis on how young children might perceive and experience quality.
Nikki Fairchild, Éva Mikuska
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling the Longevity of Beach Nourishment and the Influence of a Detached Breakwater

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
This study addresses the longevity of beach nourishment in a high-energy coastal environment. It focuses on a site along the Northern Portuguese Atlantic coast, characterized by intense littoral drift, in the order of 1 million m3 and N–S oriented.
Filipa S. B. F. Oliveira, Francisco Sancho, Ana Rilo, Alphonse Nahon   +3 more
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Land birds on atolls: diversity, origin, and function

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oceanic islands are global hotspots of avian biodiversity and endemism. Their isolation and distinct environmental conditions have uniquely shaped the evolutionary trajectories of island birds, while, in turn, land bird communities have become critical providers of ecological functions to island ecosystems.
Sebastian Steibl, Alex S. Wegmann, Nick D. Holmes, Caitlin E. Andrews, Gérard Rocamora, Simon Ducatez, James C. Russell   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Empirical Study of Green Transformational Leadership, Creativity and Eco‐Innovation: Insights From Ecotourism in the Dominican Republic

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing popularity of ecotourism in regions like Central America and the Caribbean, particularly in the Dominican Republic, necessitates a deeper understanding of how these businesses can integrate innovation with environmental sustainability.
Hayrold José Ureña‐Espaillat, Antonio Juan Briones‐Peñalver, Juan Andrés Bernal‐Conesa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perception des plages et des politiques de rechargement : réflexions à partir du cas du golfe d’Aigues Mortes (Hérault/Gard)

Espace populations sociétés, 2013
Beaches, which are of strategic importance for both the environment and the tourism industry in coastal zones, are subject to worsening erosion. Public policies first addressed the erosion issue through the construction of sea defenses but are now moving
Hélène Rey-Valette, Nicolas Fraysse, Alexandre Richard, Philippe Carbonnel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Business and Biodiversity: Scaling Conservation Enterprises Within and Beyond Place for Transformative Change

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transformative change is required to address persistent and systemic drivers of biodiversity loss. There is an urgent need for innovative solutions that tackle root causes in place‐specific contexts. Evidence indicates that small, innovative, purpose‐driven businesses can serve as vehicles for developing place‐based solutions.
Shova Thapa Karki, Bradley D. Parrish
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of sand nourishment dynamics under repeated storm impact supported by machine learning-based analysis of UAV data

Frontiers in Marine Science
Understanding beach dynamics and the long-term evolution of beach nourishment projects is critical for sustainable coastal management, particularly in the face of rising sea levels and increasingly variable storm climates.
Jan Tiede, Joshua Leon Lovell, Christian Jordan, Armin Moghimi, Torsten Schlurmann   +4 more
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Sustainability Certifications as Strategic Tools: Environmental Accountability, Institutional Robustness and Global Convergence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability certifications are increasingly used as strategic tools to advance accountability for environmental sustainability. This study addresses the challenge of fragmented national certification standards by proposing and applying a replicable method to assess the structural robustness and convergence of industry‐specific ...
Teresa Turzo, Cecilia Chirieleison, Carmela Gulluscio, Giacomo Marzi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Talk to Me Like a Human: How AI Chatbot Message Tone, Recommendation Type, and Personalization Drive Consumers' Continuance Intention

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot message tone, fashion product recommendation type, and personalization level interact to shape consumers' continuance intention in online fashion shopping. Building on Construal Level Theory and the Stereotype Content Model, we treat warmth and competence cues as psychological ...
Jung Mee Kim, Seeun Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering Lessons from Four Decades of Beach Nourishment in Spain: A Review of Quality Control, Monitoring and Adaptive Coastal Management

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Beach nourishment has become one of the principal soft-engineering strategies for mitigating coastal erosion while preserving the recreational, environmental and protective functions of sandy beaches.
Antonio Contreras-de-Villar, Patricio Poullet, Santiago Garcia-Lopez, Raul Martell, Francisco Contreras, Bismarck Jigena, Juan J. Muñoz-Perez   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source